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I have windows 8.1 and its tied to my Microsoft login. I only vaguely remember setting this option up during the installation of windows. When I try to use these credentials to connect to my network share I cannot login.

E.G. \computerNamec$

It will not accept my credentials. When I run whoami at the command line I see a different account. I don't recall ever setting up this other account.

whoami = domainme (password unknown if I ever even set one up...)

Windows Login = me@email.com (password known, does not work with RDP)

What do I need to do in order to login to the network share?

You must use MicrosoftAccountme@email.com (this MicrosoftAccount prefix is important) as username. Now enter your Microsoft account password into the password box.

Try disabling PIN login for the Microsoft Account (Settings > Accounts > Sign in options > PIN). Windows rejected my credentials until I removed the PIN, then I could sign in just using my email address.

I created a local "dummy" account with admin privileges and use it only as a login for sharing.

Figured it out. I was able to access a network share using my Microsoft account. This is the format:

• Username: email address tied to your account


• Password: password that you use to login to your Microsoft account online. Not the PIN

I had a similar problem, but was not even asked for my credentials before being denied access. It took me a while to figure this out, so here's what I had to do:

• I previously tried home groups. Didn't like it, deactivated it.


• I added the Microsoft Account user and logged in as that as well.


• ... however, that didn't yet work: the home group left some HomeUser group and credentials scattered in my system. I had to remove the HomeUser group and Credentials and (maybe after a reboot?) it finally worked.

I manage to overcome this by mapping from command line.
Ex.:
net use s: towermovies

Hope it helps

Only thing below that worked for me after have tried all solutions in here.

From Gautam.75801 on social.technet.microsoft.com :

I got the Access is denied issue solved when i tried to access a Netowrk share on another computer

ex \192.168.1.0c$

It seemed to be a UAC issue. The below Link helped.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/951016

We will need to add a new DWORD

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.

Locate and then click the following registry subkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem

If the LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy registry entry does not exist, follow these steps:
On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

Type LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy, and then press ENTER.

Right-click LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy, and then click Modify.

In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.

Exit Registry Editor.